Cloth Diapers

I have been using cloth diapers on my boys for about a month now, and I thought I would share my adventures.

The diapers I got are called SunBaby. They are the stuffable kind, and also the adjustable size kind. I don’t know all the terms yet. I am not cloth diaper savvy yet. I am just a beginner, but I love it.

Simon is in the cloth diapers, and I love using them for him. He doesn’t seem to care either way, but it is actually easier for me to use cloth with him. When I snap the diaper up, it is the smallest I can make it, otherwise it falls off. I have to make sure his clothes will fit over the diaper, cuz they are a little bulkier than disposable. That’s fine with me.

Gavin is amazing with the cloth diapers. I have to put three inserts in at night to absorb everything, but it works great. After just a few days of wearing them, he started telling me when he pooped. A couple times he has told me and there was nothing there, so I put him on the potty. I am not very patient, so he only sat on the potty for about 15 minutes. After no poop in the potty I put his diaper on and he would poop. Oh well. We will keep working on it. The main idea here, is that he now notices when he goes.

Cleaning the diapers is an adventure. I purchased a hand held sprayer that hooks up to the bathroom sink. They also have ones that hook up to the toilet. I like the sink one, cuz I can control the temp of the water. When one of the boys poops, I take the diaper off, take the insert out, spray any poop off into the toilet, set diaper in 5 gal bucket, put cover on bucket, and wash hands. It does take a little more time than just tossing the diaper in the garbage, but after a few changes, I didn’t really mind. I am saving so much money this way too.

Every morning, I wash the diapers. I start filling the washer with hot water on a rinse cycle. I dump the diapers from the bucket in the wash, and use the sprayer to rinse the bucket into the toilet. I don’t put the lid down on my washer, so the rinse cycle doesn’t really start. The diapers sit and soak for about an hour. When I walk by the machine next, I lower the lid and the rinse cycle finishes. Then I start a regular wash and add soap. (I am using ‘Rockin Green’ from soap.com) The wash is also with hot water. When the wash is done, the diapers go into the dryer. No Softener. They tumble dry on a low heat setting. I haven’t run into any problems with major stains or anything yet, but if I do I will share those later.

This has been a great experience. I am so glad we decided to use cloth diapers. They are great. We have saved so much money, and it only takes a little more time. It is soooo worth it.